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Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device

Illinois rates for HCPCS 11982

This procedure removes a small drug-delivery device that was previously implanted under the skin, usually in the upper arm, to release medication gradually over an extended period. It does not include placing a new one. It's a minor outpatient procedure done once the device has reached the end of its use or is no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Long-Term Implanted Drug Device cost?

$1,136

Typical total for the visit. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,136 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$158$110 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$219 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $95 to $7,413Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $83 to $437
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $977professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 19.4 times more in Delaware than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Illinois· 27th of 50

$1,136

$158 physician + $977 facility

DE $5,124MD $264

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.